The 2012 Renewable Energy Data Book is 128 pages of data in tables, figures and charts, and text. It provides a look at resources and usage for wind, solar, geothermal, hydro, hydrogen, and biopower. Developed at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) for DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), it was produced by Rachel Gelman, edited by Mike Meshek, and designed by Stacy Buchanan and Erica Augustine and released in October, 2013. Report number for this data book is DOE/GO-102013-4291.

Current and Past EditionsGlossaryPopular TablesQuery Tools Contact Us Search What Is the Buildings Energy Data Book? The Data Book includes statistics on residential and commercial building energy consumption. Data tables contain statistics related to construction, building technologies, energy consumption, and building characteristics. The Building Technologies Program within the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy developed this resource to provide a

Stationary Power/Energy Conversion Efficiency/WindEnergyWindEnergy Tara Camacho-Lopez 2016-08-30T20:56:10+00:00 Increasing the viability of windenergy technology by applying research to improve wind turbine performance and reliability http://windworkshops.sandia.gov/ Rotor Innovation Advancing rotor technology such that they capture more energy, more reliably, with relatively lower system loads-all at a lower end cost. SWiFT Facility & Testing Improving the performance and reducing the

9Market Transformation 9.1 ENERGY STAR 9.2 LEED 9.3 Certification Programs 9.4 High Performance Buildings Glossary Acronyms and Initialisms Technology Descriptions Building Descriptions Other Data Books Biomass Energy Transportation Energy Power Technologies Hydrogen Download the Entire Book Skip down to the tables This chapter contains data on two market transformation programs that reach across the United States and to other countries: the ENERGY STAR program, jointly administered by the U.S.

WindEnergy The DTU SpinnerLidar installed in the nacelle of the SWiFT facility A1 turbine Permalink Gallery First Wake Data Captured During Wake Steering Experiment at the SWiFT Facility News, Renewable Energy, SWIFT, WindEnergy, Wind News First Wake Data Captured During Wake Steering Experiment at the SWiFT Facility Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have met a major project milestone as part of the Department of Energy Atmosphere

8.1 Buildings Sector Water Consumption 8.2 Residential Sector Water Consumption 8.3 Commercial Sector Water Consumption 8.4 WaterSense 8.5 Federal Government Water Usage 9Market Transformation Glossary Acronyms and Initialisms Technology Descriptions Building Descriptions Other Data Books Biomass Energy Transportation Energy Power Technologies Hydrogen Download the Entire Book Skip down to the tables This chapter includes data on water use in commercial and residential buildings and the energy

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information about integrating windenergy into the electricity grid. WindEnergy Integration Photo by Dennis Schroeder, NREL 25907 Windenergy currently contributes significant power to energy portfolios around the world. *U.S. Department of Energy. (August 2015). 2014 Wind Technologies Market Report. WindEnergy Integration In 2014, Denmark led the way with wind power supplying roughly 39% of the country's electricity demand. Ireland, Portugal, and Spain provided more than 20% of their

This bibliography is designed to help the reader search for information on windenergy. The bibliography is intended to help several audiences, including engineers and scientists who may be unfamiliar with a particular aspect of windenergy, university researchers who are interested in this field, manufacturers who want to learn more about specific wind topics, and librarians who provide information to their clients. Topics covered range from the history of windenergy use to advanced wind turbine design. References for windenergy economics, the windenergy resource, and environmental and institutional issues related to windenergy are also included.

5 Buildings Energy Data Book Prepared for the Offi ce of Energy Effi ciency and Renewable Energy 2005 Buildings Energy Data Book August 2005 Prepared for the Office of Planning, Budget Formulation and Analysis Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy U.S. Department of Energy by D&R International, Ltd. under contract to Oak Ridge National Laboratory This version is dated: August 2005 D I S C L A I M E R This document was designed for the internal use of the United States Department of Energy.

WindWindWind The United States is home to one of the largest and fastest growing wind markets in the world. To stay competitive in this sector, the Energy Department invests in wind research and development projects, both on land and offshore, to advance technology innovations, create job opportunities and boost economic growth. Moving forward, the U.S. wind industry remains a critical part of the Energy Department's all-of-the-above energy strategy to cut carbon pollution, diversify our

WindEnergy Ordinances Federal, state, and local regulations govern many aspects of windenergy development. The nature of the project and its location will largely drive the levels of regulation required. Windenergy ordinances adopted by counties, towns, and other types of municipalities are one of the best ways for local governments to identify conditions and priorities for all types of wind development. These ordinances regulate aspects of wind projects such as their location, permitting

The annual report is an important assessment of U.S. energy statistics for 2010, including renewable electricity, worldwide renewable energy development, clean energy investments, and data on specific technologies. The 2010 Renewable Energy Data Book is filled with information-packed charts and graphics, which allows users, from analysts to policymakers, to quickly understand and summarize trends in renewable energy -- both on a U.S. and global scale.

The annual report is an important assessment of U.S. energy statistics for 2012, including renewable electricity, worldwide renewable energy development, clean energy investments, and data on specific technologies. The 2012 Renewable Energy Data Book is filled with information-packed charts and graphics, which allows users, from analysts to policymakers, to quickly understand and summarize trends in renewable energy -- both on a U.S. and global scale.

The annual report is an important assessment of U.S. energy statistics for 2011, including renewable electricity, worldwide renewable energy development, clean energy investments, and data on specific technologies. The 2011 Renewable Energy Data Book is filled with information-packed charts and graphics, which allows users, from analysts to policymakers, to quickly understand and summarize trends in renewable energy -- both on a U.S. and global scale.

The annual report is an important assessment of U.S. energy statistics for 2013, including renewable electricity, worldwide renewable energy development, clean energy investments, and data on specific technologies. The 2013 Renewable Energy Data Book is filled with information-packed charts and graphics, which allows users, from analysts to policymakers, to quickly understand and summarize trends in renewable energy -- both on a U.S. and global scale.

The Energy Index for Commercial Buildings Welcome to the Energy Index for Commercial Buildings. Data for this tool comes from the Energy Information Administration's (EIA) 2003 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS). Select categories from the CBECS micro data allow users to search on common building characteristics that impact energy use. Users may select multiple criteria, however if the resulting sample size is too small, the data will be unreliable. If nothing is selected

Coloring Book Get Current: Switch on Clean Energy Coloring Book Below is information about the student activity/lesson plan from your search. Grades K-4 Subject Energy Basics Summary Kids can be part of the Clean Energy Generation: This coloring book teaches them about renewable energies such as wind, water and solar, as well as good habits in energy efficiency to practice at home. (Available in both English and Spanish.) Curriculum Science, Language Arts Plan Time Varies by activity Materials

The report provides an overview of the global market for windenergy, including a concise look at windenergy development in key markets including installations, government incentives, and market trends. Topics covered include: an overview of windenergy including the history of windenergy production and the current market for windenergy; key business drivers of the windenergy market; barriers to the growth of windenergy; key windenergy trends and recent developments; the economics of windenergy, including cost, revenue, and government subsidy components; regional and national analyses of major windenergy markets; and, profiles of key wind turbine manufacturers.

Disclaimer This document was designed for the internal use of the United States Department of Energy. This document will be occasionally updated and, therefore, this copy may not reflect the most current version. This document was prepared as account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the

WindEnergy Basics We have been harnessing the wind's energy for hundreds of years. From old Holland to farms in the United States, windmills have been used for pumping water or grinding grain. Today, the windmill's modern equivalent-a wind turbine-can use the wind's energy to generate electricity. Text Version Wind turbines, like windmills, are mounted on a tower to capture the most energy. At 100 feet (30 meters) or more aboveground, they can take advantage of the faster and less turbulent

This project addresses both fundamental and applied research problems that will help with problems defined by the DOE â€ś20% Wind by 2030 Reportâ€ť. In particular, this work focuses on increasing the capacity of small or community wind generation capabilities that would be operated in a distributed generation approach. A consortium (KWEC â€“ Kansas WindEnergy Consortium) of researchers from Kansas State University and Wichita State University aims to dramatically increase the penetration of windenergy via distributed wind power generation. We believe distributed generation through wind power will play a critical role in the ability to reach and extend the renewable energy production targets set by the Department of Energy. KWEC aims to find technical and economic solutions to enable widespread implementation of distributed renewable energy resources that would apply to wind.

help to alleviate common misconceptions about windenergy. WindEnergy Impacts Photo from Invenergy LLC, NREL 14371 Wildlife impacts vary by location,* and new developments have helped to reduce these effects. Photo from LuRay Parker, NREL 17429 WindEnergy Impacts Pre- and post-development studies, educated siting, and curtailment during high-activity periods have decreased wildlife impacts.** Additional strategies are being researched to better understand and further decrease impacts.

This unit, which includes both a pre and post test on wind power engages students by allowing them to explore connections between windenergy and other forms of energy. Students learn about and examine the overall design of a wind turbine and then move forward with an assessment of the energy output as factors involving wind speed, direction and blade design are altered. Students are directed to work in teams to design, test and analyze components of a wind turbine such as blade length, blade shape, height of turbine, etc Student worksheets are included to facilitate the design and analysis process. Learning Goals: Below are the learning targets for the windenergy unit.

The windenergy conversion system includes a wind machine having a propeller connected to a generator of electric power, the propeller rotating the generator in response to force of an incident wind. The generator converts the power of the wind to electric power for use by an electric load. Circuitry for varying the duty factor of the generator output power is connected between the generator and the load to thereby alter a loading of the generator and the propeller by the electric load. Wind speed is sensed electro-optically to provide data of wind speed upwind of the propeller, to thereby permit tip speed ratio circuitry to operate the power control circuitry and thereby optimize the tip speed ratio by varying the loading of the propeller. Accordingly, the efficiency of the windenergy conversion system is maximized.

This presentation on windenergy discusses: (1) current industry status; (2) turbine technologies; (3) assessment and siting; and (4) grid integration. There are no fundamental technical barriers to the integration of 20% windenergy into the nation's electrical system, but there needs to be a continuing evolution of transmission planning and system operation policy and market development for this to be most economically achieved.

The brochure is an introduction to various wind power applications for locations with underdeveloped transmission systems, from remote water pumping to village electrification. It includes an introductory section on windenergy, including wind power basics and system components and then provides examples of applications, including water pumping, stand-alone systems for home and business, systems for community centers, schools, and health clinics, and examples in the industrial area. There is also a page of contacts, plus two specific example applications for a wind-diesel system for a remote station in Antarctica and one on wind-diesel village electrification in Russia.

Information Resources Â» Wind Vision Wind Vision Wind Vision About In support of the President's strategy to diversify our nation's clean energy mix, an elite team of researchers, academics, scientists, engineers, and wind industry experts revisited the findings of the Energy Department's 2008 20% Wind by 2030 report and built upon its findings to conceptualize a new vision for windenergy through 2050. The Wind Vision Report takes America's current installed wind power capacity across all

Information Resources Â» WindEnergy Basics WindEnergy Basics WindEnergy Basics Once called windmills, the technology used to harness the power of wind has advanced significantly over the past ten years, with the United States increasing its wind power capacity 30% year over year. Wind turbines, as they are now called, collect and convert the kinetic energy that wind produces into electricity to help power the grid. Windenergy is actually a byproduct of the sun. The sun's uneven heating of

Wind Vision Wind Vision Wind Vision Introduction U.S. Wind Power Impacts Roadmap Download Wind Vision: A New Era for Wind Power in the United States The Wind Vision report updates the Department of Energy's 2008 20% WindEnergy by 2030 through analysis of scenarios of wind power supplying 10% of national end-use electricity demand by 2020, 20% by 2030, and 35% by 2050. With more than 4.5% of the nation's electricity supplied by windenergy today, the Department of Energy has collaborated with

This guide, created by the American Wind Association, with support from the U.S. Department of Energy, is a learning tool about windenergy targeted toward grades K-12. The guide provides teacher information, ideas for sparking children's and students' interest, suggestions for activities to undertake in and outside the classroom, and research tools for both teachers and students. Also included is an additional resources section.

Market Sectors Printable Version Bookmark and Share Utility-Scale Wind Distributed Wind Motivations for Buying Wind Power Buying Wind Power Selling Wind Power WindEnergy Market Sectors U.S. power plants generate electricity for homes, factories, and businesses from a variety of resources, including coal, hydro, natural gas, nuclear, petroleum, and (non-hydro) renewable resources such as wind and solar energy. This power generation mix varies significantly across the country depending on

Vision Wind Vision Addthis Description Take a fly-by tour with this video animation focused on visualizing the Wind Vision project's main question: What will the future of windenergy in the United States look like? Animated video for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Wind program. Text Version We see Earth, and then zoom down to the shoreline of Massachusetts. The animation pans through the ocean, showing offshore wind turbines turning in the wind. It plunges beneath

Windmills are a common element of the Portuguese country landscape for more than a thousand years. The use of wind generated electricity was very common 40 to 50 years ago, but protective legislation of local power networks put it out of the scene. Today, interest in W.G.E. is revived and some prototypes of windenergy converters of advanced design were made. A unique automatic variable pitch system was developed.

Coloring and Activity Book Coloring and Activity Book The Coloring and Activity Book was developed by Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) as part of its OPERATION BioenergizeME initiative. It is designed for children as a fun learning tool to inform them about bioenergy and raise their awareness of alternative fuel sources and renewable energy. BioenergizeME is an education and workforce development base camp for students and educators and anyone seeking to better understand the promises and

The Transportation Energy Data Book: Edition 19 is a statistical compendium prepared and published by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) under contract with the Office of Transportation Technologies in the Department of Energy (DOE). Designed for use as a desk-top reference, the data book represents an assembly and display of statistics and information that characterize transportation activity, and presents data on other factors that influence transportation energy use. The purpose of this document is to present relevant statistical data in the form of tables and graphs. The latest editions of the Data Book are available to a larger audience via the Internet (http://www-cta.ornl.gov/data/tedb.htm).

This webinar series supports theÂ International Energy Agencyâ€™s Wind Task 34 (also known as WREN â€“ Working Together to Resolve Environmental Effects of WindEnergy)Â goal to facilitate international...

The guide provides a list of contact information and Web site addresses for resources that provide a range of general and technical information about windenergy, including general information, wind and renewable energy, university programs and research institutes, international windenergy associations and others.

Industry in the United States | Department of Energy A National Offshore Wind Strategy: Creating an Offshore WindEnergy Industry in the United States A National Offshore Wind Strategy: Creating an Offshore WindEnergy Industry in the United States Strategic plan for accelerating the responsible deployment of offshore windenergy in the United States. A National Offshore Wind Strategy: Creating an Offshore WindEnergy Industry in the United States. (1.35 MB) More Documents & Publications

Windenergy is competitive with traditional energy sources for the first time since European windmills graced the landscapes of the Old World. This article explores the current economics of wind power. Topics discussed include the following: standardizing cost of energy reporting and the cost of windenergy; wind power plant price; maintenance costs; effect of installed cost on the cost of energy; future costs; decommissioning; modularity; social or environmental costs; cost of capital; bidding and price.

The Wind Powering America program produces a poster at the end of every calendar year that depicts new U.S. windenergy projects. The 2008 poster includes the following projects: Stetson Wind Farm in Maine; Dutch Hill Wind Farm in New York; Grand Ridge WindEnergy Center in Illinois; Hooper Bay, Alaska; Forestburg, South Dakota; Elbow Creek Wind Project in Texas; Glacier Wind Farm in Montana; Wray, Colorado; Smoky Hills Wind Farm in Kansas; Forbes Park Wind Project in Massachusetts; Spanish Fork, Utah; Goodland Wind Farm in Indiana; and the Tatanka WindEnergy Project on the border of North Dakota and South Dakota.

Energy 101: Wind Turbines Energy 101: Wind Turbines Addthis Description See how wind turbines generate clean electricity from the power of the wind. Highlighted are the various parts and mechanisms of a modern wind turbine. Duration 2:16 Topic Tax Credits, Rebates, Savings WindEnergy Economy Credit Energy Department Video MR. : We've all seen those creaky old windmills on farms, and although they may seem about as low-tech as you can get, those old windmills are the predecessors for new modern